Posts tagged “coach”

I remember when Warren and I were dating he would talk about this chess center that he enjoyed going to. He mentioned a few tournaments he played where a younger kid might come close to beating him, so this is when he decided he was going to become a stronger player, take lessons and practice a lot more.

The first thing he decided he could do to play more chess was recruit me:) and to this day I am so glad he did. One of the first reasons I think we both LOVE to play chess is because you can literally play a game anywhere. We have a travel Chess set that we leave in his truck. If we are at a park on a nice day, or camping for the weekend we will pull out the set and play a few games.

I think one of the coolest games we have played was in the bed of his truck inside of Atlanta Motor speedway during the “Middle” two hundred laps of the race.

At home we play a few games throughout the week as well as work on tactics and puzzles to help our game. Typically we will start a game make 10-20 moves and then leave the game for a few days and come back with a fresh tactic (doesn’t always help the endgame).

I attended a FIDE Workshop in Atlanta to become certified as a developmental instructor. I now work as a chess coach with multiple schools teaching kids from ages 5-12. One of the first schools I worked for started a new program last fall. It was amazing to watch 22 kids, more then half who have never even played chess before in just ten weeks playing and checkmating their opponent. It would be hard to find a game that you can teach your children that provides as many lasting benefits as chess does!

Our Breakthrough

We truly feel the wonderful game of chess can and will benefit families and groups. The game of chess it seems is being unearthed in a new and balanced way to improve social interactions. Chess is being adapted to exploit metacognition (learning to learn) and situational analysis. As a result, family relationships may be strengthened and channels to personal growth developed.

Chess Made Fun is not a popular learning program for our youth, nor is it a "Hair Club for Men" of the past. We do not relegate chess to an allurement or form of entertainment. Our effort and approach to teaching chess through therapeutic means, unshackles the game and reveals chess for what it truly is — a gateway to understanding the natural world.

Visualization becomes a powerful tool to young and old minds where wonder and breakthrough energies abound. Like never before, our special relationship with this remarkable game and the way we deliver it will truly benefit families for years to come. Read On...

culture change

Chess made its resurgence in the United States when Harry Potter became the reigning chess champion — RIP Robert F.

Laura Sherman wrote a first of its kind book titled "Chess Is Child's Play". What she said about it —
"This isn't a children's book. That's why there aren't any colorful illustrations or cartoon characters. It is a book written for parents. It's written for you!" Read On...

Endgame (stylized ENDGAMƎ) is a popular Canadian television drama series from 2011 now exclusively broadcast on Hulu.

Chess is played, but more often displayed as a clever accessory. Chess enthusiasts see "Chess as Art", but realize the distinction in the public eye. Chess is a dirty game with its twists and turns. Unadapted to health and higher learning institutions, chess collects dust in dark spaces where it remains clean and unencumbered. Our sincere hope is to thwart both ideas in popular culture, business circles, even to gamers who clamor to HDTV.